Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies Prediction, 4/13/2024 MLB Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Pittsburgh Pirates vs Philadelphia Phillies

Date: Saturday, April 13, 2024

Location: Citizens Bank Park in Philadelphia, PA

TV: NBC Sports Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Phillies (6-6) will compete against the Pittsburgh Pirates (9-3) at Citizens Bank Park on Saturday. The expected starting pitchers are Marco Gonzales and Spencer Turnbull.

Pittsburgh is slugging .412 and have been called out on strikes 113 times, while drawing a walk on 56 occasions. They have accrued 67 RBI's in addition to 120 hits so far this year, while their average at the plate is .270. The Pirates have tallied 25 two-baggers as a squad and have hit 12 balls out of the stadium. They have accounted for 69 runs scored while holding a team OBP of .354. As a squad, the Pittsburgh Pirates are recording 5.8 runs per game, which puts them at 5th in baseball.

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Their strikeout to walk ratio is 3.31 and the pitching staff has a team WHIP of 1.12. Pirates pitchers have given up 9 home runs and 50 runs (11th in MLB). Pittsburgh has yielded 95 base hits (7.6 per 9 innings) in addition to 46 earned runs. The Pirates have compiled a team ERA of 3.66 on the campaign (9th in baseball), and the staff has rung up 106 hitters. They have walked 32 batters and their FIP comes in at 3.35 as a team on the year.

Pirates pitchers have come into the game with runners on base 17 times in addition to having 17 appearances in high leverage situations. The bullpen have a total of 8 holds on the season (12th in baseball). The Pirates bullpen have recorded a save rate of 55.6% and stepped onto the hill in 17 save situations. They have earned 5 saves over the course of the season and have blown 4 of their 9 chances to save the game. The relievers have inherited 24 runners on the campaign and 8.3% of those runners ended up scoring. The Pirates have dispatched 40 relievers to the hill this year.

The Pirates have turned 70.0% of balls in play into outs out of their 1,017 innings on the field, which has them sitting at 10th in pro baseball. The Pittsburgh Pirates have accumulated 339 putouts at this point in the season, as well as 106 assists and 11 errors. Their fielding percentage sits at .976 which ranks 26th in professional baseball, and they have turned 13 double plays.

Gonzales (65-49 mark in his career) has earned a FIP of 4.38 and he has gone up against 3,811 hitters in the majors. He has conceded 922 base hits (9.2 hits per 9 innings) and has had 240 free passes. His earned run average is 4.12 (414 ER's allowed) and his WHIP is 1.285. Gonzales has taken the ball for 904 innings and has accumulated 671 strikeouts so far in his career.

The Philadelphia Phillies have tallied an on-base percentage of .316 and a batting average of .234 for the year. They have struck out on 112 occasions (10th in baseball) and have totaled 93 hits. Philadelphia has knocked in 11 home runs over the course of the season as well as 42 runs batted in. The Phillies hold a slugging % of .342 and they are recording 3.75 runs per game (22nd in baseball). They have recorded 8 two-baggers, while walking 48 times and notching 45 runs.

The Philadelphia pitching staff have surrendered 53 runs so far this season while having a team ERA of 3.92 (47 earned runs allowed). They have conceded 11 long balls and they concede 4.42 runs per 9 innings (13th in baseball). The Phillies hold a team WHIP of 1.204 and have a FIP of 3.57 as a pitching staff for the season. Their strikeout to walk ratio is 9.10 (109 strikeouts against 35 free passes). They are currently ranked 11th in the league as a pitching staff in total hits allowed with 95.

Philadelphia bullpen pitchers hold an inherited score percentage of 47.4% of 19 inherited base runners. Their relievers have stepped onto the hill 21 times in high leverage situations and also on 14 occasions with base runners. With 18 save situations, the Phillies have amassed 10 holds in addition to 3 blown saves. They sit at 13th in MLB holding a save rate of 62.5%, and they have dispatched 43 bullpen pitchers to the mound for the year. Philadelphia has called on bullpen pitchers to enter the contest in 8 save opportunities and they have come away with 5 saves.

The Philadelphia Phillies have gotten 7 double plays and own a fielding percentage of .985 (15th in baseball). The Phillies have accrued 122 assists, 7 errors and have 324 putouts for the year. In 972 innings on the field, the Phillies have accumulated a defensive efficiency of 69.6% (15th in the majors).

So far in his career, Turnbull has surrendered 297 base hits while tallying 293 strikeouts in 313 innings. Turnbull (13-29 career win-loss mark) has a 4.39 ERA while conceding 8.5 hits per 9 innings. He has allowed a total of 153 earned runs while earning a WHIP of 1.331 and a FIP of 3.7. His K/BB ratio is 2.44 and he has faced 1,354 opposing batters during his MLB career.

Who will win tonight's MLB game against the spread or moneyline?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Philadelphia

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